copier

[ kop-ee-er ]

/ ˈkɒp i ər /

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noun

a person or thing that copies; copyist.

photocopier.

copying machine.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

copesetic, copestone, copht, copiague, copiapó, copier, copihue, copilot, coping, coping mechanism, coping saw

Origin of copier

First recorded in 1590–1600; copy + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for copier

When he gets his hands on a Canon copier, the reader gets a glimpse into the unique fashion in which his mind works.
The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney|William O’Connor|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As with Xerox copier, 3-D printers have become smaller, cheaper, and more functional over time.
Pioneers in Printing|The Daily Beast|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After some trepidation by the Xerox board, Mulcahy became CEO of the copier company in August, 2001.
Is She the Next Larry Summers?|Allan Dodds Frank|September 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
With a limited demand, the compensation to the copier was sufficient, and the cost to the purchaser moderate.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2)|John William Draper

I very much suspect the fidelity of the copier--there is something more that has not been told, depend upon it.
Snarleyyow|Captain Frederick Marryat
The copier looked up inquiringly, when the northerner said: ‘Thou writest a bonny hand, thou dost.’
The Real Gladstone|J. Ewing Ritchie
He naturally was at first a copier of his father, but his productions in this style are not of great value.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
They go to you as they came out of the hand of the Copier, without pointing or marking.
The Group|Mercy Warren

British Dictionary definitions for copier

copier

/ (ˈkɒpɪə) /

noun

a person or device that copies

another word for copyist

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